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History Museum Attractions In Iowa

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Iowa 80 Trucking Museum
Cedar Rapids Kernels
National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
Iowa State University
Reiman Gardens
National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
Dunnings Spring Park
Maquoketa Caves State Park
Eagle Point Park
Effigy Mounds National Monument
Pikes Peak State Park
Adventureland
Pappajohn Sculpture Park
Capitol Building
Grotto of the Redemption
Iowa is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states; Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the east, Missouri to the south, Nebraska to the west, South Dakota to the northwest and Minnesota to the north. In colonial times, Iowa was a part of French Louisiana and Spanish Louisiana; its state flag is patterned after the flag of France. After the Louisiana Purchase, people laid the foundation for an agriculture-based economy in the heart of the Corn Belt.In the latter half of the 20th century, Iowa's agricultural economy m...
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  • 1. Union Pacific Railroad Museum Council Bluffs
    The Overland Route was a train route operated jointly by the Union Pacific Railroad and the Central Pacific Railroad / Southern Pacific Railroad, between Council Bluffs, Iowa / Omaha, Nebraska, and San Francisco, California over the grade of the First Transcontinental Railroad which had been opened on May 10, 1869. Passenger trains that operated over the line included the Overland Flyer, later renamed the Overland Limited, which also included a connection to Chicago. Although these passenger rail trains are no longer in operation, the Overland Route remains a common name for the line from California to Chicago, now owned entirely by the Union Pacific.
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  • 2. Old Capitol Museum Iowa City
    The Iowa Old Capitol Building is located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It was once the main government building for the state of Iowa, and it now stands as the most prominent landmark at the center of the University of Iowa's campus. The building was depicted on the 1946 Iowa Centennial commemorative half dollar. It was individually listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1972, and it was named a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1976. In 1978 it was included as a contributing property in the Pentacrest, a historic district listed on the NRHP.
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  • 3. Vesterheim Decorah
    Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum in Decorah, Iowa is the national Norwegian-American museum and heritage center, with over 33,000 artifacts, 12 historic buildings, a Folk Art School, and a library and archives. This treasure showcases the most extensive collection of Norwegian- American artifacts in the world. Some of its buildings are on the National Register of Historic Places. Vesterheim’s exhibitions explore the diversity of American immigration through the lens of the Norwegian-American experience and highlight the best in historic and contemporary Norwegian folk and fine arts.
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  • 4. Sergeant Floyd River Museum and Welcome Center Sioux City
    Sergeant Floyd is a historic museum boat, serving as the Sergeant Floyd River Museum & Welcome Center at 1000 Larsen Park Road in Sioux City, Iowa. Built in 1932 as a utility vehicle and towboat, she is one of a small number of surviving vessels built specifically for the United States Army Corps of Engineers in its management of the nation's inland waterways. The boat has been restored and drydocked, and now houses exhibits about the Missouri River and local tourism information. The museum is a facility of the Sioux City Public Museum. She was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1989.
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  • 5. Madison County Historical Complex Winterset
  • 6. Western Historic Trails Center Council Bluffs
    The American frontier comprises the geography, history, folklore, and cultural expression of life in the forward wave of American expansion that began with English colonial settlements in the early 17th century and ended with the admission of the last mainland territories as states in 1912. Frontier refers to a contrasting region at the edge of a European–American line of settlement. American historians cover multiple frontiers but the folklore is focused primarily on the conquest and settlement of Native American lands west of the Mississippi River, in what is now the Midwest, Texas, the Great Plains, the Rocky Mountains, the Southwest, and the West Coast. In 19th- and early 20th-century media, enormous popular attention was focused on the Western United States in the second half of the...
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  • 7. African American Museum of Iowa Cedar Rapids
    The African American Museum of Iowa , nestled along the Cedar River near downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States, has been carrying out its mission “To preserve, publicize, and educate the public on the African American heritage and culture of Iowa” since its incorporation as a 501 organization in 1994. It has become the leading educational resource on African American history in Iowa and has two on-site exhibits: a permanent exhibit called Endless Possibilities, and the 2017 temporary exhibit – If Objects Could Talk. Additionally, the AAMI has several traveling exhibits that are available free of charge for use by schools, libraries, businesses, etc. In 2011, the AAMI served over 52,000 people, offering tours, educational programming for all ages, special events, a summer camp, a...
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  • 8. Sioux City Railroad Museum Sioux City
    Sioux City is a city in Woodbury and Plymouth counties in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 82,684 in the 2010 census, which makes it the fourth largest city in Iowa. The bulk of the city is in Woodbury County, of which it is the county seat, though a small portion is in Plymouth County. Sioux City is located at the navigational head of the Missouri River. The city is home to several cultural points of interest including the Sioux City Public Museum, Sioux City Art Center and Sergeant Floyd Monument, which is a National Historical Landmark. The city is also home to Chris Larsen Park, commonly referred to as “the Riverfront,” includes the Anderson Dance Pavilion, Sergeant Floyd Riverboat Museum and Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center. Sioux City is the ...
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  • 9. Algona P.W. Camp Museum Algona
  • 10. Old Jail Museum Dubuque
    Museums have been created from many former jails and prisons. Some old jails converted into museums are listed under the original name of the jail, especially if listed on the US National Register of Historic Places. For example, see Old St. Johns County Jail in St Augustine, Florida. Museums with a main purpose not associated with the jail or prison in which they are located are listed separately, below the main list. To use the sortable table, click on the icons at the top of each column to sort that column in alphabetical order; click again for reverse alphabetical order. Franklin County Historic Jail Hampton, Iowa U.S.A. Jail built in 1880, closed in 1988. This was the last Mom and Pop jail and attached sheriffs house to close in Iowa.
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  • 11. North Lee County Historical Society Fort Madison
    The Midwestern United States, also referred to as the American Midwest, Middle West, or simply the Midwest, is one of four census regions of the United States Census Bureau . It occupies the northern central part of the United States. It was officially named the North Central Region by the Census Bureau until 1984. It is located between the Northeastern United States and the Western United States, with Canada to its north and the Southern United States to its south. The Census Bureau's definition consists of 12 states in the north central United States: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. The region generally lies on the broad Interior Plain between the states occupying the Appalachian Mountain range and...
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  • 12. The Fort Museum & Frontier Village Fort Dodge
    Fort Hays State University is a public, co-educational university in Hays, Kansas. It is the third-largest of the six state universities governed by the Kansas Board of Regents, with an enrollment of approximately 15,100 students .
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  • 13. Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum West Branch
    Herbert Clark Hoover was an American engineer, businessman and politician who served as the 31st President of the United States from 1929 to 1933 during the Great Depression. A Republican, as Secretary of Commerce in the 1920s he introduced themes of efficiency in the business community and provided government support for standardization, efficiency and international trade. As president from 1929 to 1933, his domestic programs were overshadowed by the onset of the Great Depression. Hoover was defeated in a landslide election in 1932 by Democratic Franklin D. Roosevelt. After this loss, Hoover became staunchly conservative, and advocated against Roosevelt's New Deal policies. A lifelong Quaker, he became a successful mining engineer with a global perspective. He built an international reput...
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  • 14. Rockcliffe Mansion Hannibal
  • 15. Salisbury House Des Moines

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The Best Places to Visit in Iowa State, USA

The Best Places to Visit in Iowa State, USA

Iowa, a Midwestern U.S. state, sits between the Missouri and Mississippi rivers.  It is the 26th most extensive in land area and the 30th most populous of the 50 United States. Its capital and largest city by population is Des Moines. Iowa has been listed as one of the safest states to live. Pastures and fields of corn cover much of the heart of the Heartland, but there's much more to Iowa than its famously green fields: dramatic bluffs along the Mississippi River, quintessential small towns, and vibrant midsize cities like Des Moines. Explore the capital city of Des Moines and discover other reasons to explore the Hawkeye State!

1.Iowa City
2.Des Moines
3.Iowa Great Lakes
4.Field of Dreams
5.Grotto of the Redemption
6.Effigy Mounds National Monument
7.Great River Road National Scenic Byway
8.Pikes Peak State Park
9.Maquoketa Caves State Park
10.Amana Colonies

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Iowa, a Midwestern U.S. state, sits between the Missouri and Mississippi rivers. It’s known for its landscape of rolling plains and cornfields. Landmarks in the capital, Des Moines, include the gold-domed, 19th-century State Capitol Building, Pappajohn Sculpture Park and the Des Moines Art Center, noted for its contemporary collections. The city of Cedar Rapids' Museum of Art has paintings by native Iowan Grant Wood.

Blank Park Zoo.
Des Moines Art Center.
Effigy Mounds National Monument.
Field of Dreams.
Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden.
Grotto of the Redemption.
Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum.
Lost Island Waterpark.
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Iowa is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri and Big Sioux rivers to the west. Iowa is the 26th most extensive in land area and the 30th most populous of the 50 U.S states. Its capital and largest city by population is Des Moines. Iowa has been listed as one of the safest states in which to live.

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Planning to visit Iowa? Check out our Iowa Travel Guide video and see top most Tourist Attractions in Iowa.

Best Places to visit in Iowa:
National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium, Field of Dreams, Amana Colonies, Grotto of the Redemption, Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden, Pikes Peak State Park, Lost Island Water Park, Adventureland, Des Moines Art Center, Blank Park Zoo, Iowa State Capitol

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Nebraska is a midwestern U.S. state encompassing the prairies of the Great Plains, the towering dunes of the Sandhills and the panhandle’s dramatic rock formations. Lincoln, the capital and a vibrant university town, is distinguished by its soaring state capitol. The city of Omaha is home to the Durham Museum, which honors the state’s pioneering past in a converted railroad depot.

Ashfall Fossil Beds.
Chimney Rock National Historic Site.
Great Platte River Road Archway Monument.
Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium.
Lauritzen Gardens.
Nebraska State Capitol.
Omaha Children's Museum.
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Top Tourist Attractions and the most beautiful places in state Iowa:
Iowa State Capitol, Blank Park Zoo, Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, Amana Colonies, Field of Dreams, Grotto of the Redemption, Greater Des Moines Botanical Center, Lost Island Waterpark, National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium, Pikes Peak State Park, Trinity Heights-Queen of Peace

Top 15. Best Tourist Attractions & Things to Do in Dubuque, Iowa


Top 15. Best Tourist Attractions & Things to Do in Dubuque, Iowa: National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium, Eagle Point Park, Fenelon Place Elevator Co, Mines of Spain Recreation Area, Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, Diamond Jo Casino, Dubuque County Courthouse, Stone Cliff Winery, St. Luke's United Methodist Church, Shot Tower, Crystal Lake Cave, Art on the River, Grand Harbor Resort and Waterpark, Grand River Center and Riverwalk

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